How do I implement Maildir with Postfix and Dovecot in Red Hat Enterprise Linux?

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Release Found: Red Hat Enterprise Linux

By default, emails are stored in /var/spool/mail/[account]. With Maildir, the email is stored inside users' home directories. This is easy to implement with Postfix and Dovecot.

I. Configuring Postfix

  1. Switch the default MTA from Sendmail to Postfix

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